Antibiotic-free chicken may boost profit at Tyson Antibiotic-free chicken may boost profit at Tyson mongabay.com June 26, 2007 Tyson Food Inc.'s decision to produce all of its branded chicken without…
Archer Daniels Midland announces biodiesel plant start date in the Amazon Archer Daniels Midland announces Amazon biodiesel plant start date mongabay.com June 8, 2007 Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) plans to…
Since the early 1970s, environmental groups have spent billions of dollars on conservation efforts in the Amazon, but have failed to slow the destruction of its rainforests – the Brazilian…
Rural population decline may not slow deforestation Rural population decline may not slow deforestation mongabay.com June 3, 2007 A new paper shoots down the theory that increasing urbanization will lead…
Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest An interview with Dr. Daniel Nepstad: Amazon rainforest at a tipping point But globalization could help save it Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 4,…
High corn price mean pigs eat candy bars, french fries High corn price mean pigs eat candy bars, french fries mongabay.com May 20, 2007 Near record high prices for corn…
U.S. ethanol may drive Amazon deforestation U.S. ethanol may drive Amazon deforestation mongabay.com May 17, 2007 Ethanol production in the United States may be contributing to deforestation in the Brazilian…
Ancient Amazonian technology could save the world Ancient Amazonian technology could save the world mongabay.com May 17, 2007 Terra preta, the ancient charcoal-based soil used by ancient Amazonians to create…
Spring babies have reduced academic performance due to pesticides in the Midwest Spring babies do worse in school due to pesticides Date of conception impacts baby's future academic achievement mongabay.com…
Climate change could worsen food shortages in Indonesia by delaying the onset of monsoon rains reports a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The…
Ladybugs ruin good wine Ladybugs ruin good wine Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 26, 2007 Secretions by ladybugs can taint the aroma and flavor of otherwise perfectly good wine, but…
Farms modeled on biological systems may better cope with global warming Farms modeled on biological systems may better cope with global warming mongabay.com February 20, 2007 Complex farming systems could…
Organic food may not be sustainable says UK-report Organic food may not be sustainable says UK-report mongabay.com February 20, 2007 Organic farming is not necessarily sustainable reports Britain's environmental protection…
Cattle produce more global warming gases than cars Cattle produce more global warming gases than cars mongabay.com November 30, 2006 Livestock-rearing generates more greenhouse gases than transportation according to a…
Cotton could feed the world's poor Cotton could feed the world's poor mongabay.com November 21, 2006 Genetically modified cottonseed could be used to feed half a billion people worldwide according…
Corn waste potentially useful for more than ethanol Corn waste potentially useful for more than ethanol Penn State July 19, 2006 After the corn harvest, whether for cattle feed or…
Future crop yields lower-than-expected under higher carbon dioxide levels Future crop yields lower than expected under higher carbon dioxide levels mongabay.com June 29, 2006 Open-air field trials involving five major…
Sustainable farm practices improve Third World food production Sustainable farm practices improve Third World food production American Chemical Society news release January 23, 2006 Crop yields on farms in developing…
Cocaine destroying rainforest parks in Colombia Cocaine destroying rainforest parks in Colombia AP September 28, 2005 PUERTO ARTURO, Colombia (AP) -- Cocaine is killing the great nature parks of Colombia.…
Coca cultivation and eradication destroy rainforest Coca cultivation and eradication destroy rainforest Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com September 15, 2005 1.8 million hectares of rainforest in Colombia have been destroyed to…
